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Traffic
Chaos Becoming A Norm
Once again, an accident
here, another there and a jumper
off a bridge, proved the
magnitude of the traffic chaos
that "chepe" (San José) and
Josefinos (San José residents)
live daily.
Water and
Fruit Recommended to Beat the
Heat
While North America is gripped
by severe cold and snow, Costa
Rica is basked in sun and heat.
It is so hot that it feels like
Semana Santa (Easter Week), the
traditional hot temperatures of
March and April and not in
February.
Flush With
Cash, Americans Snap Up
Properties Abroad
U.S. cookbook author Mimi
Bean went to Costa Rica looking
for a holiday home. She wound up
buying a restaurant as an
investment, sold it and now
lives in a beach village that is
fast becoming a surfers'
paradise.
Costa Rica Protests Raid on
Nicaraguan Consular Official
The Costa Rican government on
Thursday presented an "energetic
protest" to Nicaragua after last
week's police raid at the
residence of a Costa Rican
consular official in Managua.
Prison Inmate Hides Cell Phone
In Most Unusual Place
Officials of the the La Reforma
prison confiscated a cellular
phone from one of the inmates of
cell block B, who smuggled it in
in the most unusual place.
Power Cuts To West End
Announced For Sunday
The Compañia Nacional de
Fuerza Y Luz (CNFL), announced
that it will be cutting power to
various areas of San José,
during 7:30am and 4:00pm on
Sunday, 18 February.
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